M5.0 earthquake 45 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Fri, Apr 11, 2014, 9:00 AM GMT-3 (12:00 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 83 km WNW of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 127.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pfzi. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.